Q: What is the shari ruling on gambling. Is it actually mentioned in Surah Baqarah that it has some benefit for men?

Q: Is it permissible in Islam to wear expensive clothes and use expensive electronic items or to decorate one's house? Will one be sinful or not?

Q: Kindly suggest some good names for my new born baby boy.

Q: How is the Naqshbandi Owasia silsila for bay'at e tasawwuf? The current sheikh is Abdul Kadir Awan MZA who is the son of Hazrat Ameer Akram Awan ra.

This silsila claims that

- A Sheikh e kamil must able to take you in the court of Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and make Ruhani bay'at with Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).

- This silsila is the only true silsila who is connected to darbar e nabawi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).

- They claim to get benefit from a person in barzakh and the grave.

How is this silsila for bay'at? 

Q: I want to do aqeeqa of my two sisters, two daughters, one son and wife .Can I do all aqeeqa in one big animal such as a cow, bull and what will be the share for males and female. 

Q: In fardh Salaat, is it appropriate to recite Ayatul Kursi in the first rakaat, and a Surah shorter than Ayatul Kursi in the second rakaat? For example, reciting Ayatul Kursi in the first rakaat, and either Surah Asr or Surah Ikhlaas in the second rakaat.

Q: Suppose a man came and sat in the masjid. He had torn pants above the thigh. Another man saw him and was trying to correct him, suddenly he got the thought that if he is sure that awrah uncovred will be invalidating prayer? He could not get any hadith or ayah that time in his mind. He became uncertain. So should he correct or not?

Q: Can a Muslim buy a pet like cat to rear. Because I heard that Muslims should not buy them.

Q: My husband send me divorce on sms. He give me divorce not in front of me. He just write I divorce you three times and send to my cell phone number by sms. Is divorce valid?

Q: I am requesting advice on behalf of a friend?

She is a highly educated individual in her mid 30s. She has lived abroad, earns well and also financially assists extended family. However, she suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder and some traits of autism. Her dilemma is that she is keen to settle down and start a family. Kindly advise if in your opinion and from your knowledge of the deen, your wisdom and having most probably raised a family yourself whether she should consider marriage at all given her health condition or commit solely to her career and providing for her family, extended family and contributing to the community?